Integrating the Internet with the Curriculum of Office Education Programme in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria

Abstract

The Internet is one of the latest technological breakthroughs in the history of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Many government establishments, parastatals and private organizations use it for business transactions. Consequently, these organizations demand secretaries that
are very knowledgeable and versatile in the use of Internet. Unfortunately, many secretaries do not possess Internet skills. The paper looks at the role of the Internet in office education programme and the justification to integrate the Internet studies into the curriculum of office education programme at the tertiary institutions so as to expose the secretarial students to the knowledge and competencies of the Internet in the school environment before they face the world of work. It recommends among others the Internet courses to be integrated into the curriculum of Secretarial Education programme that will make secretarial graduates very relevant to the labour market.